Neuromuscular Compression Garments: Effects on Neuromuscular Strength and Recovery

Bottaro, Martim; Martorelli, Saulo; Vilaça, José

doi:10.2478/v10078-011-0055-4

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“…With respect to physiology, CGs have effects on strength promotion, power recovery and reduction of delayed onset of muscle soreness (DOMS) ( Bottaro et al, 2011 ; deGlanville and Hamlin, 2012 ; Goto and Morishima, 2014 ; Molly and Shelby, 2018 ). Furthermore, CGs promote the recovery of exercise-induced muscle damage ( Kraemer et al, 2001 ; Arbabi, 2015 ), reduced lactate ( Duffield et al, 2010 ; Saulo et al, 2015 ) and increased tissue saturation ( Dermont et al, 2015 ).…”

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Effectiveness of Using Compression Garments in Winter Racing Sports: A Narrative Review

Yang¹,

Xu²,

Yang³

et al. 2020

Front. Physiol.

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Nowadays, compression garments (CGs) are widely used in winter racing sports, such as speed skating, short-track speed skating, alpine skiing, and crosscountry skiing. However, the effect of wearing CGs on athletic performance in these specific sports is still not fully examined. Thus, the aim of this narrative review is to summarize the research and application of CGs in winter racing sports and to discuss how the CGs help athletes improve their performance in an integrative manner (i.e., physiology, aerodynamics, and biomechanics). A total of 18 experimental studies dedicated to CGs in winter racing sports were identified from the peer-review scientific literature. The main findings are as follows. (1) Currently, CG studies have mainly focused on drag reduction, metabolism, muscle function, strength performance, and fatigue recovery. (2) The results of most studies conducted in wind tunnels showed that, for cylindrical structures similar to the human body, clothing with rough surfaces can reduce air drag. Notably, the effect of CGs on drag reduction in real competition has not been fully explored in the literature. (3) Compression can reduce muscle vibrations at high impact and help athletes control the center of pressure movement, a function that is important for alpine skiing. Future studies are needed to improve current understanding of the effects of compression clothing microstructure on drag reduction and their stretching in different parts of the body. Furthermore, the design of experimental protocol must be consistent with those during the competition, thus providing a full discussion on energy metabolism, fatigue, and recovery affected by CGs.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

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Effectiveness of Using Compression Garments in Winter Racing Sports: A Narrative Review

Yang¹,

Xu²,

Yang³

et al. 2020

Front. Physiol.

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“…The importance of effectively recovering from a training bout in athletes of any age is well documented (Barnett, 2006;Vaile, Halson, & Graham, 2010). Frequently utilised recovery interventions include active recovery (Greenwood, Moses, Bernardino, Gaesser, & Weltman, 2008;Menzies et al, 2010), stretching (Torres, Pinho, Duarte, & Cabri, 2013), compression garments (Bottaro, Martorelli, & Vilaça, 2011;Driller & Halson, 2013;Duffield et al, 2008;MacRae, Cotter, & Laing, 2011), hydrotherapy including cold water immersion and contrast water immersion (Peiffer, Abbiss, Watson, Nosaka, & Laursen, 2010a;Versey, Halson, & Dawson, 2013), sleep (Venter, 2012), massage (Wiltshire et al, 2010), and nutrition (Beelen, Burke, Gibaia, & Van Loon, 2010).…”

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Age-Related Changes in Performance and Recovery Kinetics in Masters Athletes: A Narrative Review

Borges

Reaburn

Driller

et al. 2016

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity

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Despite increasing participation rates in masters sport and extensive research examining age-related changes in performance, little is known about the effect of age on recovery kinetics in masters athletes. This narrative review focuses on the relationship between aging and sport participation, and the effect on both performance and recovery following an exercise bout. Current research suggests the effect of age on performance and recovery may be smaller than originally suggested and that increasing sedentary lifestyles appear to play a larger role in any observed decrements in performance and recovery in masters athletes. Currently, it appears that performance decrements are inevitable with age. However, performance capacities can be maintained through systematic physical training. Moreover, the limited current research suggests there may be an age effect on recovery kinetics following an exercise bout, although further research is required to understand the acute and chronic recovery processes in the masters athlete.

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“…Compression garments are one such intervention that have become widely utilised at all levels of sport [ 1 ]. However, research is warranted to assess their potential efficacy for use during performance and recovery [ 2 ]. Compression garments include tights, socks, stockings, calf guards, vests, and sleeves.…”

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Reliability of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy with and without Compression Tights during Exercise and Recovery Activities

Biddulph

Morris

Lewis³

et al. 2023

Sports

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Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is widely used in sports science research, despite the limited reliability of available data. The aim of the present study was to assess the reliability of NIRS with and without compression tights. Thirteen healthy active males, (age 21.5 ± 2.7 years, body mass 82.1 ± 11.2 kg, BMI 24.6 ± 3.2 kg·m−2) completed four trials (two control trials and two trials using compression tights) over a 28-day period. During each trial, participants completed 20 min each of laying supine, sitting, walking (4 km·h−1), jogging, and sitting following the jogging. An NIRS device was attached to the muscle belly of the vastus lateralis and gastrocnemius and recorded tissue saturation index (TSI), muscle oxygenation, and muscle deoxygenation. Systematic bias and 95% limits of agreement (LOA) and coefficient of variation (CV) were used to report reliability measures for each activity type. For TSI, systematic bias (LOA) at the gastrocnemius during the control and tights trial ranged from −0.4 to 1.7% (4.4 to 10.3%) and −1.9 to 3.5% (8.1 to 12.0%), respectively. For the vastus lateralis, the systematic bias (LOA) for the control trial ranged from −2.4 to 1.0% (5.1 to 6.9%) and for the tights trial was −0.8 to 0.6% (7.0 to 9.5%). For TSI, the CV during the control trial ranged from 1.7 to 4.0% for the gastrocnemius and 1.9 to 2.6% for the vastus lateralis. During the tights trials, the CV ranged from 3.0 to 4.5% for the gastrocnemius and 2.6 to 3.5% for the vastus lateralis. The CV for muscle oxygenation during the control and tights trials for the gastrocnemius was 2.7 to 6.2% and 1.0 to 8.8% and for the vastus lateralis was 0.6 to 4.0% and 4.0 to 4.5%, respectively. The relative reliability was poorer in the tights trials, but if the aim was to detect a 5% difference in TSI, NIRS would be sufficiently reliable. However, the reliability of muscle oxygenation and deoxygenation varies considerably with activity type, and this should be considered when determining whether to employ NIRS in research studies.

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Neuromuscular Compression Garments: Effects on Neuromuscular Strength and Recovery

Cited by 8 publications

References 23 publications

Effectiveness of Using Compression Garments in Winter Racing Sports: A Narrative Review

Effectiveness of Using Compression Garments in Winter Racing Sports: A Narrative Review

Age-Related Changes in Performance and Recovery Kinetics in Masters Athletes: A Narrative Review

Reliability of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy with and without Compression Tights during Exercise and Recovery Activities

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